Central Junior Television Workshop

The Central Junior Television Workshop was originally set up by Central Independent Television in 1983 to act as a casting pool for young talent in their broadcasting region in the English Midlands.Bhagat, Adrian; [http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/880 "Adrian Bhagat put some questions to Ian Smith"] LeftLion.co.uk (retrieved: 13 August 2009) The Workshop has two branches, the original one based in Nottingham and another based in Birmingham, which opened a year later in 1984.

The Workshop has been known as several different names, including the Central Junior TV Workshop, Carlton Junior TV Workshop, ITV Junior TV Workshop and most recently simply the Television Workshop.

In late 2008, the Birmingham workshop, run by director Colin Edwards and his assistant Ross Berkeley Simpson, lost funding from ITV due to the recession and so the Birmingham branch went 'dark'. At the same time Edwards retired.

In 2009, Simpson started a new, separate group called First Act Workshops to ensure that the work continued in Birmingham. Colin Edwards helped on a consultant level. First Act Workshops trains young actors in weekly sessions from Moseley Dance Centre.

The Nottingham branch of the Central Television Workshop still continues under the name the Television Workshop, under the helm of Nic Harvey.

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• Jessie Mae Alonzo{{Cite journal|url=https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2020/march/theatre-review-emilia/|title=Theatre Review: Emilia|journal=Left Lion|first=Jared|last=Wilson|date=16 March 2020|accessdate=14 November 2022}}
• Rosie Bentham
• Tom Blyth{{Cite journal|url=https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2021/february/interview-with-tom-blyth-actor-nottingham-hbo-the-gilded-age/|title=Nottingham-Born Actor Tom Blyth on His Journey from the TV Workshop to HBO's The Gilded Age|journal=Left Lion|date=23 February 2021|accessdate=11 March 2021}}
• Harriet Cains{{Cite journal|url=https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2013/april/harriet-cains-interview-in-the-flesh/|title=Interview: Harriet Cains|journal=LeftLion|first=Zachary|last=Fox|date=3 April 2013|accessdate=31 December 2020}}
• Chanel Cresswell
• Joe Dempsie
• Perry Fitzpatrick
• Harry Gilby
• Rebecca Grant{{Cite web|url=https://leftlion.co.uk/features/2023/09/40-stars-of-television-workshop-to-celebrate-its-40th-birthday/|title=40 Stars of Television Workshop To Celebrate Its 40th Birthday|website=Left Lion|first=George|last=White|date=9 September 2023|accessdate=13 September 2023}}
• Louis Greatorex{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-s-Television-Workshop-presents-life/story-21742135-detail/story.html|title=Nottingham's Television Workshop presents "life-changing" play at Nottingham Contemporary|last=Harkin|first=Phoebe|date=22 July 2014|accessdate=19 January 2015|archive-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005170903/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-s-Television-Workshop-presents-life/story-21742135-detail/story.html|url-status=dead}}
• Florence Hunt{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/meet-bridgerton-cast-season-1|title=Who's Burning Up Lady Whistledown's Papers? Meet the 'Bridgerton' Season 1 Cast|website=Netflix|date=2 November 2021|accessdate=29 August 2023}}
• Oliver Huntingdon
• Bill Jones
• Toby Kebbell
• Erin Kellyman{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2018-erin-kellyman-actor/5133188.article|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Erin Kellyman (actor) |date=4 October 2018 |website=Screen |access-date=22 January 2019 }}
• Oscar Kennedy{{cite news|title=Oscar Kennedy |url=https://tresamagazine.com/2021/10/25/oscar-kennedy/ |publisher=tresamagazine.com|date=October 25, 2021}}
• Aisling Loftus{{Cite web|url= https://www.theirishworld.com/far-away-up-close/ |title= Far Away up close |work= The Irish World |date= 6 February 2020 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200206130015/https://www.theirishworld.com/far-away-up-close/ |archive-date= 6 February 2020 }}
• Vicky McClure{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelevisionworkshop.co.uk/our-success|title=Our success|website=The Television Workshop|accessdate=30 August 2023}}
• Ewan Mitchell{{cite web | url=https://fireshort.wordpress.com/credits/cast/ | title=Cast | date=31 May 2015 }}
• Anjli Mohindra{{cite web |title=James Pulford went to see the Central Drama Workshop perform Scary Play by Judith Johnson |url=http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/1738 |access-date=11 December 2009}}
• Samantha Morton
• Safia Oakley-Green{{Cite web|url=https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2021/april/the-derbs-television-workshop-launch-their-first-online-play|title= The Derbs: Television Workshop Launch Their First Online Play|website=Leftlion.co.uk}}
• Jack O'Connell
• Kia Pegg
• Bella Ramsey
• Lauren Socha
• Eliot Otis Brown Walters{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/awards/Youngsters-dedicates-Bafta-family-acting-workshop/article-534580-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505065735/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/awards/Youngsters-dedicates-Bafta-family-acting-workshop/article-534580-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-05-05|title=Youngsters dedicates Bafta to family and acting workshop|last=Carter|first=Claire|date=2008-12-10|work=Nottingham Evening Post|accessdate=2009-04-17}}
• Molly Windsor{{cite news|url = https://www.talent1st.org/ |title = Talent 1st |access-date = 17 May 2018}}

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• Bethany Antonia{{Cite journal|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/star-born-girls-brilliant-way-14566068|title=A star is born - girl's brilliant way of landing film role|journal=Birmingham Live|first=Graham|last=Young|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=22 August 2022}}
• Donnaleigh Bailey{{cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/theatre-doctors-star-donnaleigh-bailey-158205.amp|title=Doctors star Donnaleigh Bailey sets up drama workshops for kids|date=22 July 2011|access-date=24 August 2022|last=Laws|first=Roz|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824082728/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/theatre-doctors-star-donnaleigh-bailey-158205.amp|url-status=live}}
• Alison Hammond{{cite web |title=Big time after Big Brother |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/features/2004/11/alison_hammond.shtml |website=BBC Birmingham |date=November 2004 |access-date=28 September 2020}}
• Felicity Jones
• Helen Monks{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/raised-wolves-meet-brummie-actress-8831226|title=Channel 4's Raised By Wolves: Meet the Birmingham actress playing Caitlin Moran|last=Laws|first=Roz|date=15 March 2015|website=Birmingham Mail|access-date=12 August 2019}}
• Lorna Want{{Cite web|url=https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/lorna-want-stage-and-screen|title=Lorna Want 'Stage and Screen'|website=Pizza Express Live|accessdate=24 December 2024}}

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• Eve Austin{{cite web|url= https://www.bifa.film/people/eve-austin/#:~:text=Eve%20is%20a%20Nottingham%20born,(2021)%20as%20Kay%20Clarke.|website=British Independent Film Awards|title=Eve Austin|accessdate=9 April 2024}}
• Arian Nik{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellerheadshots.co.uk/single-post/2016/10/14/october-spotlight-arian-nik|title=October Spotlight -Arian Nik|website=Karolina Heller|date=14 October 2016|accessdate=6 December 2022}}

• The Royal Television Society Midlands Award (1988)
• The British Film Institute Children's Award (1995)
• The Children's BAFTA in recognition of its outstanding development of young talent for film and television (2006)

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• [http://www.thetelevisionworkshop.co.uk The Television Workshop]
• [http://www.firstactworkshops.co.uk First Act Workshop] (Birmingham Workshop)

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Category:Youth theatre companies

Category:Performing groups established in 1983